KPress Vol. 17 Iss. 10
Jaynes, Bill (2017-04-24). KPress Vol. 17 Iss. 10 (PDF) (Report). Kolonia, Pohnpei: Kaselehlie Press.
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Abstract: KPress Vol. 17 Iss. 10: NEWS: New legislation doubles the distance from FSM shores within which commercial exploitation is banned; campus and community coverage highlights the Friday Food Fashion Festival (F4) hosted by the College of Micronesia–FSM on August 7 at the Spanish Wall baseball field, showcasing college student entrepreneurial talent; profile pieces include a Pohnpeian resident of Guam participating in the Miss Earth Guam pageant and a British coach working in Pohnpei to help reignite passion for soccer; fisheries reporting references an agreed-upon procedures engagement concerning NORMA fisheries access agreements; sports coverage notes the FSM Wrestling Team’s participation in the 2017 Oceania Wrestling Championship; cultural features include a Tokyo exhibition featuring photographs of Chuuk and Xavier High School; technology and education reporting focuses on Micronesia’s participation in the FIRST Global Challenge, an international robotics competition scheduled for mid-July in Washington, D.C., highlighting the selection of students from Yap’s traditionally stone-money-using island communities and quoting event organizer and former U.S. Congressman Admiral Joe Sestak, who praised Micronesia’s navigational heritage and enthusiasm for global engagement; infrastructure and energy coverage reports that the U.S. Peace Corps, Mahi International, the FSM Government, and Symtech Solar provided power to Pakin Atoll through an off-grid photovoltaic system supplying ice-making, lighting, and computer power for the local school, with Phase II adding an additional 4 kW solar PV system and a 24-meter telecommunications tower to improve communications between Pohnpei and Pakin, particularly for emergency response in severe weather; statements from Congress and Symtech Solar representatives emphasize the importance of clean, reliable energy for community resilience and local economic development; OPINION / EDITORIAL: an accompanying item from Pakin, Pohnpei, summarizes Symtech Solar’s newsletter describing completion of Phase II of the Pakin solar power project, noting partnerships with Peace Corps and Mahi International, the installation of rooftop solar panels, elimination of reliance on diesel generators and fuel transport costs, expansion of cellular and data communications between islands, and the challenges faced by Pakin Atoll’s fishing-based economy due to limited access to electricity.
